Now is the perfect time to paint it. Pop all the fixed glass out, strip out the remaining boots, grommets, and brackets, clean up all the pinch welds, de-ding it, then sand, prime, and paint. No masking required, and no tape edges in the paint or clearcoat.

i knew it was going to be a bare cab, but wasn't expecting to have to change out the hvac ducts

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Looks like a perfect opportunity to add some sound deadening. I had an S-10 when I lived in Texas. Heat and road noise were an issue. Head to Lowes and buy a couple of rolls of Peel and Seal. It's a roof flashing material. Works exactly like Dynomat but it's $14.99 a roll instead of $25 a sq. ft. For $30 you could line most of that cab.

Damn, that is quite a project. My first project car was a 69 Chevelle SS with a big dent in the passenger door and fender. And it needed a full tune up and little stuff. At least I didn't need to R&R the ROOF! Good luck!

Now is the perfect time to paint it. Pop all the fixed glass out, strip out the remaining boots, grommets, and brackets, clean up all the pinch welds, de-ding it, then sand, prime, and paint. No masking required, and no tape edges in the paint or clearcoat.

the back of the bed was a bit of a mess, it probably will never be correct, seems it had been hit in the back of the cab below the rear glass, the cab was pushed in 1/2 of a inch and someone had used butyl tape and silicone to seal it, i pulled the back glass out with just my hands, it's a wonder it didn't fly out going down the road, but i got it pused back into place and some filler in.

some dents in the top edge, either by a forklift or when they botched the back glass repair